Improvement in washing-machines



D. GRAHAM.

WaShing-Machines.

N0.47,632. l l Patented Feb. 17.1874,`

WITNESSES.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.I

DAVID GRAHAM, OF ANAMOSA, IOVA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 147,632, dated February17, 1874 application filed January 12, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, DAVID GRAHAM, of Anamosa, in the county of Jones andin the State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Tashing-Machines, and do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon,making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a washingmachine, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation, part insection, of my machine, and Fig. 2 is a front view of the same.

A represents a bed-piece of any suitable dimensions, upon which, at oneend, are fastened curved blocks B B, which form stops for the wash-tubC. To t-he bed A is secured an upright frame, E, the top-piece of whichis directly above the center of the tub. In the top of the frame E ishung a roller, D, which is mounted upon suitable journals, and has tworopes, a a., wound around it, one near each end, the ends of said ropeshanging down from the top, one on each side of the roller. G G representtwo beaters or blocks made semicircular in form and provided with anumber of vertical passages, b by These beaters are suspended, one uponeach side of the center of the roller D, by being attached to the endsof the ropes a, and they are worked alternately up and down by thefollowing means: To one side of the bedA is pivoted an upright lever, H,to which, near the upper end, is pivoted an arm, I, which passes underthe roller D,'and is connected to it by means of a rope, d, wound aroundthe roller and the ends fastened to the arm I, one on each side of theroller. B y working the lever H back and forth the roller l) is revolvedalternately, irst in one direction and then in the other, whereby thebeaters or blocksG G are alternately raised and lowered, beating theclothes in the tub.

This machine is simple, cheap, and not liable to get out of repair.There is very little wear and tear ofthe clothes in washing them. Thetub can easily be removed from under the beaters by first raising theback beater and drawing the tub forward from under the same, and thenraising the front beater, when the tub can be taken out.

The movement of the beaters G G is guided by means of rods h It, one ormore of which are attached to each beater, and pass verticallyY upwardthrough a plate, mi, attached to the top bar of the frame E.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, in a washingmachine, of the vertically-perforatedbeaters G G, having guide-rods h 71 windlass D, cords a a, arm l, andvertical lever H, pivoted at its lower end, all constructedsubstantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this29th day of December, 1873.

DAVID G RAI-IAM.

Witnesses:

F. M. GILETT, R. O. PETERS.

